Combined harvester and thresher



B. C. HOLT. CMBNED HARVESTER AND THRESHER.

APPLICATION YILED DEC. I2, 1916.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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Patented June 22, 1920.

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B. C. HOLT.

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BEN C. HOLT, 0F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR TO THE HOLT MANUFACTURING COMBINED HARVESTER AND THRESHER.

Application led December 12, 1816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BEN C. Hor/ina citizen of the United States, residing` at Spokane, in the countr off Spokane and State ol' lashingtom liave invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Harvesters and T hreshers, of which the followingr is a specifieation.

This invention relates o combined han Vestel-s and threshers, and more particu larly to means for handling the threshed grain.

In combined harvesters and threshers the grain from the thresher, as the n'iaehine is driven along, is conducted to sacks, an ab tendant being required to adjust the empty sacks in place, remove and sew the iilled sacks, and dispose of them upon the ground or elsewhere. This operation entails argreat expense in lahor and Cost oi sacks. here of labor in most instances, since the grain is immediately afterward stored in bulli in the bins of elevators, and it, therefore. becomes necessary to dump the sacks soon after they are filled. Moreover, it is more expensive to haul grain by wagon when it is sacked than When in bulk, inasmuch as the carrying capacity ol the wagon greatly decreased when the grain is sacked. The cost of sacks is becoming higher and a great many of such are required for the harvesting operation. Ofttinies the sacked grain is thrown upon the ground and in case of a sudden storm is in danger of becoming also a noticeable loss of grain resulting from the saeking, as in removing the filled sacks and in applying empty sacks to the spout a considerable amount of grain falls onto the sucking,r stand and thence to the round. y

l' ith the object in view if overcoming these well-founded objeetions urged against the saeking of grain as it comes Jfrom a harvester thresher, I have provided means in the form ot a simple attachment which will prmit the handling and hauling of grain in bulk. JSriely, this attachment consists of a bin positioned upon the harvester thresher to receive the grain as it comes from the usual seeking spout and a suitable elevator cooperating with the bin to conve the grani a suiiicient distanee to one si e oi. the machine to permit a wagon to be driven alongside and receive the grain Specification of Letters Patent.

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in bulk therefrom, with appropriate controlling,` and operating means for the elevator. The capacity of the bin sur-li that the wagons need not be filled with any such continuity as is required in the ease of sacks. Actual figures kept by grain ,growers show a saving oi' tyvmthirds in the cost of handling grain as a result ot the use ol this invention.

In the aceompanying:v drawings two forms which my invention may assume are illustrated:

li1 igure l shows a pian of bulk grain attachment.

Fig. 2 shows a vertical. sertninal view of the same.

Fig. 3 shows an end elevation oi a second form of my invention.

Fig. 4 shows a side elevation of the same, partly in section.

Fig. 5 shows an elevatioihot the saine, illustrating theend opposite to that shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 shows a plan view thereof.

Fig. 7 shows a side elevation of a harvester embodying the present invention.

In the drawings, the frame oi' a harvester thresher is indicated at 1U, this being the portion thereof known as the sacking Mounted upon the seeking stand is a bin 1l in position to receive grain diA leading from the threshing mechanism and known generally as the sucking spout. The bin is preferably constructed with inelosed sides, open top and an inclined bottom 13, the latter leading to one side Where an opening 14 establishes communication with an elevator 15.

I show two forms of elevators l5, one in Figs. 1 and 2, consisting of a Hat, endless eonveyer 16 hinged to one side oi' the bin and raised and lowered by means of a rope 17. In Figs. 3, et seq., I show a tubular conveyer 18 mounted at the rear of the'bin on an axis extending lon itndinally of the machine, said conveyer eilig adapted to swing out to one side and be held by a suitable support 19. In connection with the tubular elevator I show a discharge spout 9.0, at the outer end, equipped with a cloth or flexible portion 21, the better to conduct the grain into the Wagon in -ease the movements of the Wagon and harvester should not be uniform.

View oi' one form A driving .shaft 22 suitably jourunled on the bin, is provided l'or the elevator l5 :nld has e driving connection with u suitable source of power, preferably #eine rotatable nrt of the harvester thresher, represented y e shui-t 23. A eluteh 24 operated hy u lever 25 or other shifting device is used to control the drivingl'eonneetion between the shafts 22 und 23.

Grain is being continuously deposited into the bin ll from the first elevutor 12 ns the machine moves along in operation und muy be allowed to ueelunule'te therein ylor e brief period of time. wagon is driven into juxtaposition with the disehnr reend ol the elevator 15 and theconveyer driving inet-hnnism then thrown into operation. llie Wagon moves alongside of the Inn-rester thresher until fille( whereupon thiI non veyor driving mechanism is unelntehed :nul the disehzirve of grain vroin the bin discontinued until another wagon is in plume.

The enrrying ozlpneity ol the emptying4 elevator l5 wilh prefernhly` he greater then that of the filling:r elevator l2, in order that the operation of loiiding the neon inn) hr Somewhat shortened, the nernniuhited gratin in the hin` ns well :is thut deposited therein during the period of liling the wagon, hoing discharged by the elevator 15.

ther ehnngres in the :lrrnng'exnent und eonstruetion of the severnl parte' thun those here indicnted may be employed without deporting from the spirit ol" my invention ns disclosed in the appended ehiiins.

Hoving thus described iny invention, what lr ehiinl und desire toyseeure by Let` ters Patent is 1. A bulli grain zittnehinent for traveling4 threshere "emprismg u receptacle of largo capacity detrarlmhly connected to the eide of the threriher l'rnine lienenth the Lieuul groin spout, un upwardly und outwardly extend ing elevator ozirried by the receptacle [or disehurging groin therefrom into n vehicle moving ulongside the thresher und opernt` ing niennwfor the elevator eonneeted to the threshing ineehunisni.

2. A hulk groin ettnelnnent lor traveling threshers comprising a reeoptnele nl' hlrgo tupueity detitehzdily connected to the side oi' the thresher lirnnie beneath the uniud groin spout, un upwardly :ind outwardly extend ing elevator carried hy the reeeptncle for diseharging grniu therefrom into n vehicle movingl alongside the thresher, und opeiwit ing mennev lor the elevator connected to the threshing ineehnnisin, Seid elevutor eonr piisinl;r e tuliulnr eonveyer pivoted to swing` in u vertical plaine.

3. A bulk groin nttnchmeut for trawl-liner thresl'iers oeunprieirngr n receptor-lo ol' lerne rnpnrity detinzlnihly connected to tho side oil the thresher lrnine heneuth the nsunl grnin spout, un upwardly :ind outwardly extending' elerntor carried by the reoeptzn'le for disrhnrginn groin therefrom into :i vehicle inovinre' ulongside the three-her. opor-.diner menus for the elevator connected to the threshing nieohnnisui, .shid elevator oninpribing :i tnbulur conveyor pivoter] to swing in :L vertiriil plane, und n liexilile outlet nlernlier extending zinguhlrly from the up per end nl the conveyor.

lin testimony whereof I hnve hereunto sot my hund in the presence of two .silhrrihing witnesses.

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